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Thank you for this. A lot of people are impatient about the length of time it takes the committee. If you look at Watergate, it took almost 3 years and this is so much more vast, serious & truly an act of terror. We are on the precipice and Justice must prevail. It won’t be on our timeline. It must be thoroughly investigated, corroborated & air tight to get convictions. We also must encourage people to vote & remind them what’s at stake. We can’t afford another Trump Republican taking office, pardoning people & further weaponizing are justice system. We have a huge task at hand. We must be diligent in adhering to facts, tamping down the noise & setting examples of those who try to destroy democracy. Thank you for your voice & for keeping us well informed. ❤️

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I updated it with my past research of the DHS FOIA production - remember how I railed against the former (unlawfully appointed) DHS Sec Chad Wolf? I may have tweeted at him that he was a POS and retarded if he thought he could bury the DHS communiques with the National Capitol Region TaskForce - turns out that last FOIA production is more important that most thought. Because I know for a fact the Select Committee has interviewed some of the TaskForce members and boy it doesn’t look good for Trump & his seditious loyalists within the DHS, DOD and DOJ

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Loved today’s Newsletter. Justice is coming and I’m so grateful for your devotion to bring the truth, the facts, and the law to your readers, Filey. It’s meant so much to me I can’t even begin to tell you.

I appreciate all the time you’ve taken to answer our questions and break complicated legal issues down for us laypersons.

I wish you all the best life has to offer in 2022.

Retribution

Though the mills of God grind slowly,

Yet they grind exceeding small;

Though with patience he stands waiting,

With exactness grinds he all.~

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Xxoo

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I’m a serious Longfellow fan-girl and I genuinely appreciate your comment - you’re the best and I’ll continue to earn my keep and your trust in 2022 because I know that trust is important equally as facts are. Sending you a virtual hug

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This sentence is pretty much how I feel..."Until we get to see Donald J Trump in a perp walk. And any of his close surrogates (like Mike Flynn, Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows, Kash Patel, Ezra Cohen, Rudy Giuliani et al -perp walks) charged & indicted for attempting to over throw our Government."

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Word —because that’s how I feel too and I am trying to give the DOJ the benefit of the doubt

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It seem very clear to me (although I’m not an attorney or well versed in law) that Trump and his minions could easily be charged and prosecuted with violations of both 18 U.S.C. §2383 and 18 U.S.C. §2385. I’m hoping the public will see that in the near future

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I’m really happy the Select Committee will be holding public hearings because the American people deserve the facts and to hold those who stood by for hours and did nothing finally being held accountable

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I don't agree with Cheney, but like you, she is speaking the truth and doing her patriotic duty. This is something trump will NEVER understand, which is why he and others fomented a violent insurrection with murderous intent. Perp walks are indeed in order.

Enjoy the last moments of relaxation!

We go back to school tomorrow with numbers raging and no tests to be found. It's going to be an interesting month.

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Happy 2022 File-y! Thank you for this! Yes, trump and his cronies are the most unpatriotic group of imbeciles America has ever had to deal with. I'm scared if we don't pass voting rights we will not make it. Again, thank you! We all appreciate the work you do!

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As always, thanks for the dedication to providing us data and commentary. While we would all love for this to be "in the bag", it is obvious we must be patient, The problem is though, as time goes on, more and more indoctrination into all of this craziness keeps multiplying. We had four years of this weird segment of society becoming more emboldened and radicalized as time went on, mostly due to Trumpian arrogance creating some fanatical cult type behavior. Add that to Republican financial and policy diehards who just want to keep gaining wealth greedily and never giving one hoot about charitable endeavors or fellow Americans. It really creates a monster that believes it is entitled to one side of justice and wealth and breaking laws becomes irrelevant and frankly, not punishable.

The fact that even Gaetz is still in the halls of Congress is just disgusting. They certainly have to have enough on him in Seminole Cty alone.

Everyone has something on everyone, therefore no one has anything firm. That's how it seems.

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